Celebrate Diá de Los Muertos at the Main Library on Tuesday, October 22nd at 6:00 p.m. with OFPL and the Miyamura High School Spanish Club. Decorate a sugar skull to take home and one to share on the community altar. Supplies will be provided.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Diné weaver Lois A. Becenti will host a FREE Navajo Rug Weaving Class on the third Friday of every month beginning October 18th at the Main Library from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Ms. Becenti is a lifetime weaver from Coyote Canyon who learned about weaving from her mother as a child. Her interest and inspiration in weaving peaked after taking weaving classes at Ft. Wingate Boarding School.
Learn the fundamentals and techniques of rug weaving in the traditional Navajo style. Methods for improving weaving techniques as well as different rug designs and tools used will be discussed. Beginning and advanced weavers are welcome.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Main Library on Monday, October 14th by creating a beautiful dreamcatcher and other crafts. Dreamcatcher workshops will be at 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Main Library. other indigenous crafts will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Supplies will be provided.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
OFPL and Bushido Kenkyukai proudly presents Taiko, a traditional Japanese musical art, taught through lecture and demonstration individuals learn about Taiko history, terminology, and Japanese culture and etiquette.
Join us at the Children’s Branch on Saturday, October 12th at 2:00 p.m. for an interactive musical experience.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage with us at the Main Library on Thursday, October 10th at 6:30 p.m. and experience a visual journey. Regional artist Diana Molina will present the spirit of New Mexico’s heritage through symbols and iconographic representations, sometimes with a distinctly modern twist. Her photographic collections illustrate popular symbols and also some less familiar female icons.
Email mdchavez@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information
Kids with little to no knowledge of cursive writing because of the lack of teaching in the public school system will be able to stop by the Children’s Branch on Tuesday, October 8th at 4:00 p.m. to learn how to write in cursive as well as calligraphy techniques.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Honor loved ones who have passed with a community Día de Los Muertos Altar at either the Main Library or Children’s Branch.
Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is an ancient, Mexican and Mexican American holiday, with a historically rich tradition that integrates pre-Columbian and Catholic customs. It is often celebrated in Mexico on November 1st and 2nd. The celebrations are based on the belief that the souls of the ones gone can come back to this world on these days.
The Day of the Dead Altars also known as Ofrendas are the most prominent feature in the celebration because they show the souls the way to their home. Altars make the souls (animas) feel welcomed and show them they have not been forgotten. OFPL invites the local community to add photos, messages, and symbolic items to our Altar or “Ofrenda” during the month of October.
Email bmartin@gallupnm.gov or call 505-863-1291 for more information.
Celebramos el mes de la herencia hispana con diversión y juegos. Únase a nosotros en la sucursal de los niños el sábado 28 de septiembre a las 4:00 p.m. para aprender el juego Loteria y ganar premios!
Envíe un correo electrónico a childlib@gallupnm.gov o llame al 505-726-6120 para obtener más información.
We’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage month with fun and games. Join us at the Children’s Branch on Saturday, September 28th at 4:00 p.m. to learn the game Loteria and win prizes!
Email childlib@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.
Insert your quarters and play in a life-sized PAC-Man game. “Eat” your way through the first two levels of PAC-Man before the ghosts catch you. Join us at the Children’s Library Branch on Friday, September 27th at 4:00 p.m.
Email jwhitman@gallupnm.gov or call 505-726-6120 for more information.